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Armada, Michigan
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Location within Macomb County
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 Armada, Michigan
Location in Michigan
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Macomb |
| Township | Armada |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
| • Land | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,730 |
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1,715 |
| • Density | 2,327.00/sq mi (898.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) |
48005
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| Area code(s) | 586 |
| FIPS code | 26-03520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397987 |
Armada ( ar-MAY-duh) is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,730 at the 2010 census. The 2018 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 1,729. The village is located within Armada Township. It is best known for its annual Armada Fair.
History
The first record of land purchased in the area that became Armada Township was made by John Proctor in 1825. Twenty-three more families had bought land in the area by 1832. Until 1832 the area was part of Ray Township. At that time a meeting was called to organize a separate township. The vote won by 2 and Armada Township was born. When the discussion of a name for the new township came up, legend says that "Hosea Northrup jumped up and shouted the name 'Armada'". The name was accepted. The meaning of the name is a mystery to this day. Scholars maintain the translation is lost.
The village, originally known as Burke's Corners, was founded by Elijah Burke in 1833. The village began to prosper when the old Indian trail, known today as Armada Ridge Road, was laid out as a roadway in the early 1830s. The road soon became part of the immigrant road network between Romeo and Port Huron.
Burke's Corners was briefly renamed Honeoye, for the New York hometown of several newly arrived residents. The village received its modern name of Armada when it was incorporated in the late 1860s. Armada by then had grown into a thriving village of 800 inhabitants.
The town at one time included a stagecoach stop, an opera house, a theater, seven grocery stores, three hotels, three hardware stores, a lumberyard, a grain mill, two implement dealers, a bakery, five doctors, several blacksmiths shops and a drug store.
The first school in Armada was a one-room schoolhouse at Selleck's Corners. Soon schools sprang up all around the township. These one room schools were consolidated during the 1940s and children were bused into town to attend the consolidated school district.
Armada's interest in education, literature and the arts was most evident when they persuaded Andrew Carnegie that they would support a library, if he would donate $8,000 towards the building of a permanent township library. The Armada Free Public Library was built in 1915 and is still being used to provide library service today.
A number of fraternal organizations, a literary club, a science club, and the Armada Cornet Band were among the social outlets for villagers and township residents.
A railroad, the Michigan Air-Line Railroad, connected Armada with the rest of the world. Passengers and freight were processed through the two-door depot at the foot of Church Street. A cartage company delivered the freight to uptown businesses by horse and wagon.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2), all land.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 494 | — | |
| 1880 | 556 | 12.6% | |
| 1890 | 638 | 14.7% | |
| 1900 | 863 | 35.3% | |
| 1910 | 748 | −13.3% | |
| 1920 | 711 | −4.9% | |
| 1930 | 840 | 18.1% | |
| 1940 | 865 | 3.0% | |
| 1950 | 961 | 11.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,111 | 15.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,352 | 21.7% | |
| 1980 | 1,392 | 3.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,548 | 11.2% | |
| 2000 | 1,573 | 1.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,730 | 10.0% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,715 | −0.9% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,730 people, 607 households, and 425 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,276.3 inhabitants per square mile (878.9/km2). There were 656 housing units at an average density of 863.2 per square mile (333.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.
There were 607 households, of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.30.
The median age in the village was 38.6 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 15.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.
Notable people
- Dick Enberg, sports announcer; attended high school in Armada
- Martha Griffiths, 59th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan; lived and died in Armada
See also
In Spanish: Armada (Míchigan) para niños
